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Ricardo Rodríguez Mexico
- Full name Ricardo Valentín Rodríguez de la Vega
- Birth date February 14, 1942
- Birthplace Mexico City, Mexico
- Date of death November 1, 1962 (20 years 260 days)
- Place of death Mexico City, Mexico
- Relation Brother - P Rodríguez
- Teams Ferrari
World Championship Career
| Year | Car | Race | Start | Won | Pod | Class | Best | Pole | Front | Best | Lap | Hat | Pts | Pos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1962 | Ferrari | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Race | Circuit | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First race | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | September 10, 1961 | Race results |
| Last race | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | September 16, 1962 | Race results |
Profile
Thought by many to have had even more talent than his brother Pedro, Ricardo qualified an astonishing second on the grid at his first grand prix, at Monza, when he was just 19 years old. Ferrari signed him for 1962, but he did not drive in every race. Angry that Ferrari did not enter the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix - his home race - Ricardo drove Rob Walker's Lotus instead and, trying to snatch back pole, he went into the Peraltada corner too fast, ran out of road on the exit and was killed.
Reproduced from The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Formula One published by Carlton Books
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